美聯邦貿易委員會聽取科技巨擘小型併購報告 意味或針對監管
美國聯邦貿易委員會(FTC)獲報告美國5間大型科技企業小規模收購情況,並通過取消垂直併購(即向上下遊企業併購)指引,意味當局將收緊併購審批。
委員會報告指,臉書(Facebook)(FB.US)、Alphabet(GOOGL.US)旗下谷歌(Google)、亞馬遜(AMZN.US)、蘋果(AAPL.US)及微軟(MSFT.US)於2010年至2019年共進行616項逾100萬美元的小型收購案,該等收購毋須向反壟斷部門報告。有委員認爲單獨檢視各項併購的做法並不足夠,認爲百計小型併購帶來累積的影響,可導致壟斷性行爲。
另外,委員會亦通過取消涉及垂直併購的指引。美國司法部發表聲明稱,正檢視垂直併購及橫向併購(即競爭同業併購)的指引,又指已發現指引中多項內容需要仔細研究。當局將與美國聯邦貿易委員會緊密合作,並在適當時向委員會報告最新進展。
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